8-K

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):    October 9, 2000




                          CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


                                                            
          Delaware                       1-10606                       77-0148231
(State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission File               (I.R.S. Employer
     of Incorporation )                   Number)                 Identification Number)



                           2655 SEELY ROAD, BUILDING 5
                           SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95134

               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 943-1234

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ITEM 5. OTHER ITEMS.

     On October 9, 2000, Tality Corporation ("Tality"), a subsidiary of Cadence
Design Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), issued a press
release to report the delay of the initial public offering of Tality, which is
principally comprised of the Registrant's design services group.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

     (c)  Exhibits.

          The following exhibit is filed with this report on Form 8-K:

          Exhibit No.                        Description
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             99.1        Press Release of the Registrant issued on October 9,
                         2000.


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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated as of October 9, 2000.

                                   CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.

                                   By: /s/ R.L. SMITH MCKEITHEN
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                                       R.L. Smith McKeithen
                                       Senior Vice President and General Counsel

EX-99.1

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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

TALITY ANNOUNCES POSTPONEMENT OF INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

     SAN JOSE, Calif.--October 9, 2000--Tality Corporation -- a subsidiary of
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CDN) -- announced that it has postponed its
initial public offering originally planned for the week of October 9, 2000. The
company cited market conditions as the reason for delaying the offering.

     "With the volatility of the equity markets over the last thirty days, we
felt it prudent to delay the offering," said Bob Wiederhold, president and chief
executive officer of Tality. "Our current plan is to wait until the market
stabilizes and then reevaluate timing."

ABOUT TALITY

     Tality Corporation, formerly the Electronic Design Services group of
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., was recently launched as a separate company. With
more than 1000 engineers located in 14 design sites worldwide, the organization
is the world's largest independent provider of engineering services and
intellectual property for the design of complex electronic systems and
integrated circuits. Tality is headquartered at 555 River Oaks Parkway, Building
No. 3, San Jose, California 95134.

ABOUT CADENCE

     Cadence is the largest supplier of electronic design automation products,
methodology services, and design services used to accelerate and manage the
design of semiconductors, computer systems, networking and telecommunications
equipment, consumer electronics, and a variety of other electronics-based
products. With approximately 5,100 employees and 1999 annual revenue of $1.1
billion, Cadence has sales offices, design centers, and research facilities
around the world. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and traded
on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CDN. More information about the
company, its products, and its services may be obtained from the World Wide Web
at http://www.cadence.com.